Centurions 2023 was a blast! This legendary Alcatraz crossing swim organized by Water World Swim was held on September 24, 2023. The star of the swim was Levy Gerzberg (78 years old) as it was his 100th Alcatraz crossing. He started swimming open water after he retired and has been swimming with WWS for the last 11 years. He was also interviewed for his successful finish. This was also a special event for Water World Swim as it is one of their largest swims (over 120 swimmers swam this race) and also because Coach Pedro Ordenes, founder of WWS, was present in person to witness Levy's feat and ..read more

A Great day today in the San Francisco Bay - Alcatraz Classic 2022 Two miles swim Alcatraz to St. Francis Beach Water Temp 54:F Strong currents   The post Alcatraz Classic 2022 Gallery first appeared on Water World Swim ..read more

93-Year-Old Swimming Legend Celebrates Anniversary of World Record Setting Swim. After surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, historic swimmer joins athletic community to mark 60 years since he became first person to swim across Lake Michigan in the midst of a storm. [June 22, 2021] — After surviving the shark-infested waters of the Gulf of Farallones, jellyfish attacks on the English Channel, the Great Depression—and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic—marathon swimming legend Ted Erikson is ready to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the dangerous world record-setting swim that first put him on th ..read more

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Catalina Channel WWS team from Pedro Ordenes on Vimeo. The post Catalina Channel Relay Oct 2021 first appeared on Water World Swim ..read more

A Great day today in the San Francisco Bay - Alcatraz Classic 2022 Two miles swim Alcatraz to St. Francis Beach Water Temp 54:F Strong currents   ..read more

93-Year-Old Swimming Legend Celebrates Anniversary of World Record Setting Swim. After surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, historic swimmer joins athletic community to mark 60 years since he became first person to swim across Lake Michigan in the midst of a storm. [June 22, 2021] — After surviving the shark-infested waters of the Gulf of Farallones, jellyfish attacks on the English Channel, the Great Depression—and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic—marathon swimming legend Ted Erikson is ready to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the dangerous world record-setting swim that first put him on th ..read more

15 km Bonifacio Channel Swimmer  Sydney Roberts an open water swimmer that started her swimming in the San Francisco Bay with Water World Swim when she was only 12 years old. Her goal was always to swim long distances and she set a goal, to swim a challenging swim. Once she started swimming in the cold waters of the bay, she immediately started to become one of the fastest and dedicated to take challenges like swimming from Alcatraz and other long distances swims, either with wetsuit or skin. When she was only 16 years old she found her goal by becoming interested in a 15 to 16 kilometers s ..read more

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